ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
Niagara College Al Ahsa
Total years of experience :14 years, 0 Months
-Developed 20-25 hours of English instruction per week.
-Developed and revised curriculum.
-Prepared evaluations to assess students comprehension of objectives.
-Provided a learning environment which makes effective use of available resources including educational technologies.
-Liaised with community members and engaged in program and college promotion.
Planning, preparing and delivering lessons to adult students.
•Listening actively and effectively in order to identify and solve problems. Facilitate student’s learning and work on building student’s confidence.
•Participating in ESL department staff meetings, professional development, workshops, and curriculum/program planning and special events.
•Using a variety of materials and teaching techniques to enhance student learning, outcomes, and maintain student interest.
-Collaborated with general education classroom teachers to modify curriculum and/or provide accommodations for students with special needs
-As a lead teacher for seven weeks, planned and implemented direct instruction through differentiated lessons for students with special needs to achieve IEP goals and objectives aligned to the common core
-Studied and actively participated in weekly team meetings regarding student referrals, annual IEPs, SNACs, Behavior Intervention Plans, Functional Behavior Assessments, and tri-annual IEP’s
-Administered and analyzed assessments for student eligibility in special education and collected data for monthly progress monitoring of student IEP goals.
• Developed curriculum, including lectures, reading materials, and tests; improved students' classroom performance with one-on-one tutoring.
• Trained new teachers to the institute and produced videos demonstrating the teaching method.
• Helped organize 4-day summer and winter camps for 500+ students and led workshops for students of varying English ability.
• Coordinated and planned social events like graduation and weekly English clubs for the institute.
• Headed a panel of 5 teachers responsible for giving graduation interviews to students and evaluating graduation eligibility every two months
Designed, headed, and progress monitored fluency and comprehension interventions for special education students and English language learners
•Conducted, evaluated, and implemented a functional behavior assessment and a behavior intervention plan as well as collaborated with the principal and grade level team to implement plans.
Observed and provided Tier 1 and Tier 2 research based literacy interventions in small groups
•Assisted in coordinating classroom interventions for a student with emotional needs and provided direct instruction for students with beginning English language skills
•Designed, headed, and progress monitored fluency and comprehension interventions for special education students and English language learners
•Conducted, evaluated, and implemented a functional behavior assessment and a behavior intervention plan as well as collaborated with the principal and grade level team to implement plans.
Obtained endorsement in Autism Spectrum Disorders 2015
courses: Licensed Certified Nurse Assistant
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Special Education-Learning Disabilities K-12 Applied Behavioral Analysis-Autism Spectrum Disorder Language Arts 6-8 TESOL, Oxford Seminars Detroit, MI Highly qualified in: Language Arts General Education and Special Education 6-8 Special Education Language Arts 9-12